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Speaking at the 6th Triennial Delegates Conference of TUC, FCT Council in Abuja, the President of TUC, Comrade Quadri Olaleye, said the organised Labour, under the TUC and the Nigeria Labour Congress had already given the government some days to look at the issue and urgently do the needful.

And the TUC added that many dads avoid paternity leave as the statutory pay of PS297.36 for a fortnight is too little to live on.

Beth Farhat, the TUC's northern regional secretary, said: "Lots of us are willing to put in a few extra hours when it's needed, but too many employers are taking advantage.

The TUC is calling for a ban on zero-hour contracts alongside further action to tackle exploitative work.

Unsecured debt as a share of household income is now 30.4%, the highest it has ever been, and above the level it reached in 2008 ahead of the financial crisis, said the TUC. Government austerity and years of wage stagnation are key reasons, said the TUC.

A statement signed by Musa-Lawal Ozigi, TUC secretary general in Abuja, said the decision to embark on strike was sequel to the resolve of the Central Working Committee of the congress on Monday.

The TUC said its report showed the challenges young people faced, including low pay, job insecurity and lack of progression.

But the TUC's report shows we're way down the international league table.

North Tyneside TUC is calling for a 'no' vote in the May referendum on keeping an elected mayor.

In a unanimous verdict, the jury also determined Isola's patents were valid and did not violate existing patents held by a third party, striking an important counterclaim TUC was asserting.

The TUC's analysis of official figures shows that nearly 400,000 workers in the region did unpaid overtime in 2014 worth, on average, PS5,176 each.